Thread: translation help

how do i say "i am doing an english essay and i need your help" i have to say this to two ppl.

ya delayu *essay* v angleeskuyu y * i need your help*

plz correct me if my russian is wrong too ! Thanks a lot.

Originally Posted by ankitj2

how do i say "i am doing an english essay and i need your help" i have to say this to two ppl.

ya delayu *essay* v angleeskuyu y * i need your help*

plz correct me if my russian is wrong too ! Thanks a lot.

я пишу эссе = I'm doing an essay
я пишу эссе на английском = I'm doing an English essay
мне нужна твоя/ваша помощь = I need your (familiar/polite-or-plural) help

P.S. counter question is "an English essay" the same as "essay on English"?

Originally Posted by MasterAdmin

P.S. counter question is "an English essay" the same as "essay on English"?

No.

Originally Posted by MasterAdmin

P.S. counter question is "an English essay" the same as "essay on English"?

If I heard "an English essay" I would take it to mean that it was an essay either for English class, or possibly an essay written by an English person. Whereas I think "an essay on English" implies that the essay is about some kind of English linguistics.

Lindzi is right. "An essay on English" means that the essay is about english.

Originally Posted by Линдзи

If I heard "an English essay" I would take it to mean that it was an essay either for English class, or possibly an essay written by an English person. Whereas I think "an essay on English" implies that the essay is about some kind of English linguistics.

As I translated it, "an English essay" means "an essay written in English"? I was not sure that was correct. That's just my best guess.

я пишу эссе на английском = I'm doing an English essay

What makes "an essay for English class" different from mini-essay on "English linguistics" or even literature? Don't they study literature and the basics of English linguistics in the English class?

Я пишу сочинение на английском и мне нужна (необходима) твоя (ваша) помощь.